BiteClub Eats

Provencal bistro fare — rabbit terrine, buckwheat crepes, roasted duck, braised beef in red wine. Think classic French meets olives and tomatoes.

…After 20 years at John Ash and Co., Executive Chef Jeffrey Madura is leaving the restaurant that once defined California cuisine. According to the restaurant’s owners, Madura’s departure was prompted by health issues in his family and has no immediate plans to move to another kitchen. In his place, Tom Schmidt, a former Californian chef [...]

Time to tighten the money belt and suss out lunches with a slimmer economic profile. But hey, let’s not get crazy. They’ve still got to taste, well, reasonably good.

Ready for a Hot Lips Cosmo? The revamped downtown cocktail club, Stir, thinks maybe you are. Located in the former Barcode space (404 Mendocino Ave.,), the new owners have come up with a list of specialty cocktails and a remodeled design for their July 3 opening.

…Lobster Shack Santa Rosa? The popular Lobster Shack restaurant in Napa recently closed, but rumors are swirling that owners of the chain (with outposts in San Francisco and Redwood City) may be scoping out real estate in Santa Rosa. Nothing confirmed so far, but calls to the restaurants indicated that there may be some interest. [...]

As a confirmed meat and dairy-lover, I’ve been fascinated by the idea of Seed — a raw foods vegan restaurant, which opened in the former Cafe Saint Rose space. I thought, however, it might be more fitting for one of my colleagues — a devoted vegan– to be the first to check out this new [...]

The North Bay’s meat-free-set have a new place to rave about in Santa Rosa thanks to the addition of Seed, a month-old vegan restaurant on Sebastopol Avenue.

You’ll find most of Wine Country gathered for burgers and wine at this beloved St. Helena outdoor walk-up. Lines can stretch for blocks as folks queue for top-notch burgs, salads, fries and shakes.

Best Sonoma County Breakfast spots for eggs, pancakes, crepes, Huevos Rancheros and all your favorite morning grub

Okay, mystery solved as to who’s moving into the former Bistro V space in Sebastopol. It took some digging, but after a couple of tips from BiteClubbers and a few phone calls, BiteClub has found out that former New York hot shot chefs Eric Korsh and Ginevra Iverson (who also happen to be married) will [...]

Let me first say that Hank’s is never going to be included in the annals of haute cuisine. It’s diner food. Good diner food for the most part. But diner food.

When someone says cheap and Indian food in the same breath, it’s usually a recipe for indigestion, if not worse. You just don’t want to play roulette with bargain-basement goat meat and lamb slathered with curry sauce. Hence my slight trepidation when BiteClubbers turned me onto Masala Jack’s which recently opened in Cotati, featuring a [...]

Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches in Santa Rosa

Kevin McKenzie’s isn’t the first crepe stand to hit the local market scene. From elegant French buckwheat to a few missteps that were more reminiscent of funnel cakes than actual, well, crepes, there have been more than a few comers to the party. Consider them a nothing more than a warm-up to the serious flipping [...]

A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that Cafe Saint Rose had recently reopened on the outskirts of Sebastopol. And like many of you, I harbored some fears that the move to a funky roadhouse on the way to Bodega Bay might end up being too much of a haul for their former fans. What I [...]

Cafe Saint Rose: Mark’s already proven himself to locals–from his years of service as winery chef and caterer to his ever-intruiging menus at the old Saint Rose. We get it. But the new spot reflects more of his comfort with comfort foods. Easy-going preparations of farm-fresh ingredients that feel so very right in Sebastopol.